# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.aave-paperwalet.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 14:02:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.aave-paperwalet.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Aave

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      164.215.103.129 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             AS213373 IP Connect Inc
Hosting org:     IP Connect Inc
Registrar:       TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["ns1.rdp.sh", "ns2.rdp.rs"]
Page title:      Hyperliquid CopyTrader — Paper-trade Hyperliquid's top performers
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-14
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 91ad44789d4f2d284d826345940d0fa52cd1f60ddc6eff540c3adeaeb6ddcf19

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 12:24:51 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 18:05:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

api.aave-paperwalet.xyz: Active Aave crypto wallet phishing site

This domain, api.aave-paperwalet.xyz, is an active phishing site impersonating the Aave decentralized finance platform as of July 19, 2026. Infrastructure analysis confirms the site returns an HTTP 200 status, indicating operational hosting. The domain appears on one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, and is flagged by 10 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting detection of malicious intent. No registrar, autonomous system number, or hosting country details are currently available in public threat feeds. The domain name incorporates the Aave brand alongside 'paperwalet', a term commonly associated with cryptocurrency wallet phishing campaigns targeting private key or seed phrase theft. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk infrastructure. Immediate actions include blocking the domain at network perimeter devices, updating endpoint protection signatures, and alerting users to avoid interaction. Further investigation into hosting providers and registration details may reveal additional indicators of compromise or linked infrastructure. As the exact content of the site has not been analyzed, defenders should assume credential harvesting or malware distribution capabilities until forensic review is completed.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 10/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c3f1bd0631d9aa56b707d7cee936470c
TLS cert SHA-256:      91ad44789d4f2d284d826345940d0fa52cd1f60ddc6eff540c3adeaeb6ddcf19

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.aave-paperwalet.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=api.aave-paperwalet.xyz
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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